Australia's relationship with New Zealand is being tested again, over asylum seekers and the perennial irritant of criminal deportations. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the issues as "corrosive" as she hosted her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, in Auckland today.

Timothy Lytton, law professor and author, speaks with PM's Linda Mottram on the Vatican summit on child sexual abuse. He says a full and specific accounting of both abuse and cover-ups is still missing.

Despite government claims that a streamlined medicinal cannabis system has led to an increase in prescriptions, at least 100,000 people are self-medicating through the black market. Experts are calling for an independent regulator.

Shady, South and Kakadu fishing well. As is the blue water in between the Westerlies. Elsewhere a struggle thanks to lack of rain. But there is hope, the Tinny boys have flogged the GPS Marks for ten $5000 MDF Charity fish in the harbour, and are leaking them this week. Just like Julian Assange!

Australia's relationship with New Zealand is being tested again, over asylum seekers and the perennial irritant of criminal deportations. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the issues as "corrosive" as she hosted her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, in Auckland today.

An appeal for calm is coming from the Government this evening, in the face of a sudden ban on Australian coal imports into China. Scott Morrison is playing down the potential economic impact of the decision, while Trade Minister Simon Birmingham denies that China has singled out Australian coal.

The NSW Government's final report into Sydney's troubled Opal Tower, released two months after cracks appeared in the 36-storey apartment complex, makes a range of recommendations about the regulation of the building sector.

Shady, South and Kakadu fishing well. As is the blue water in between the Westerlies. Elsewhere a struggle thanks to lack of rain. But there is hope, the Tinny boys have flogged the GPS Marks for ten $5000 MDF Charity fish in the harbour, and are leaking them this week. Just like Julian Assange!

Australia's relationship with New Zealand is being tested again, over asylum seekers and the perennial irritant of criminal deportations. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the issues as "corrosive" as she hosted her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, in Auckland today.

An appeal for calm is coming from the Government this evening, in the face of a sudden ban on Australian coal imports into China. Scott Morrison is playing down the potential economic impact of the decision, while Trade Minister Simon Birmingham denies that China has singled out Australian coal.

The NSW Government's final report into Sydney's troubled Opal Tower, released two months after cracks appeared in the 36-storey apartment complex, makes a range of recommendations about the regulation of the building sector.

Timothy Lytton, law professor and author, speaks with PM's Linda Mottram on the Vatican summit on child sexual abuse. He says a full and specific accounting of both abuse and cover-ups is still missing.